desperation
Example Sentences
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“Maybe you should just tell them the truth,” Chip had suggested, as a last resort, in desperation.
From Literature
Tuipulotu said on Friday his team were desperate and he wanted to see that desperation visited upon England.
From BBC
Instead of joyful encouragement, the clapping felt like desperation in the arena.
From Los Angeles Times
Tuipulotu shone a bright spotlight on what he calls Scotland's "desperation" ahead of the Calcutta Cup.
From BBC
Millions of onlookers are attached to their screens, united in their desperation for any new breadcrumb in the case.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
